fungus order

/ˌfʌŋgəs ˌɔrdər/

Definitions of fungus order

1. noun

   the order of fungi
   types:

   Erysiphales, order Erysiphales

   saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants

   Sphaeriales, order Sphaeriales

   large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders

   Hypocreales, order Hypocreales

   used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae

   Helotiales, order Helotiales

   order of fungi having asci in a disk-shaped to goblet-shaped apothecium

   Sclerodermatales, order Sclerodermatales

   an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)

   Hymenogastrales, order Hymenogastrales

   an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)

   Mucorales, order Mucorales

   an order of mostly saprophytic fungi

   Entomophthorales, order Entomophthorales

   coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae

   Chytridiales, order Chytridiales

   simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes

   Blastocladiales, order Blastocladiales

   fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes

   Saprolegniales, order Saprolegniales

   order of chiefly aquatic fungi

   Peronosporales, order Peronosporales

   order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae

   Tuberales, order Tuberales

   small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps

   Lichenales, order Lichenales

   category used especially in former classifications for organisms now constituting the division Lichenes

   Lechanorales, order Lechanorales

   category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia

   Agaricales, order Agaricales

   typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota

   Endomycetales, order Endomycetales

   fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus

   Aspergillales, Eurotiales, order Aspergillales, order Eurotiales

   order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium

   Pezizales, order Pezizales

   order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarps

   Tulostomatales, order Tulostomatales

   an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes

   Lycoperdales, order Lycoperdales

   small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars

   Nidulariales, order Nidulariales

   small order of basidiomycetous fungi comprising families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae

   Secotiales, order Secotiales

   an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes

   Aphyllophorales, order Aphyllophorales

   includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales

   Tremellales, order Tremellales

   fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic

   Auriculariales, order Auriculariales

   coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales

   Uredinales, order Uredinales

   rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in

   Ustilaginales, order Ustilaginales

   parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes

   Moniliales, order Moniliales

   order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium

   Mycelia Sterilia, order Mycelia Sterilia

   order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage

   type of:

   order

   (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families